"Right Now Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) - Decatur"

As a member of our Right Now Program, you'll have the opportunity to work on a temporary basis in one of our esteemed clinical departments. We're seeking dedicated Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) who thrive in dynamic environments and value flexibility in their day-to-day schedules. In this role, the incumbent will provide just-in-time coverage for clinics experiencing volume increases or last-minute call outs. Variable placements can be in 4 hour or full day increments. Flexible scheduling options, $30 per hour (not benefit eligible), Experience in academic medicine. Program participation has a maximum of 900 hours / 26 weeks / 6 months.

1. Maintains medical records in Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, reviews and prepares EHR to ensure completeness prior to patient exam, obtains missing documentation; documents medical visits, observations, and related activities.
2. Performs direct patient care tasks such as: responding to patient telephone inquiries giving factual information according to the nature of the question; secures patient information about illness and health problems; greets patient, checks appointment, updates patient information, demographics and insurance cards, and makes sure the patient's medical records are available to the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers; escorts or arranges to have patient escorted to examination or treatment room; completes and records patient's blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration, height, weight, measures baby's head circumference and other data on appropriate medical chart; discusses with the patient the reason for his/her visit and records symptoms on the chart; administers basic tests as designated by healthcare provider, such as EKG, spirometry, pulse oximetry, ear wash, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), etc.; administers approved injections per appropriate protocol; instructs the patient in certain aspects of health care as directed by the physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers; relays information to the patient regarding preparation for various types of exams and the location of laboratories, pharmacy, and other treatment areas.
3. Assists physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers with conducting diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, e.g., drapes patient for exams and treatments, sets up treatment tray to be used in an examination, holds and hands various instruments to the doctor, adjusts lights or treatment tables, procures proper IUD for patient insertion, applies or removes simple bandages or dressings, and removes stitches and/or staples after the site has been inspected by a physician, nurse practitioner, other healthcare providers or a clinic nurse.
4. Performs in-direct patient care tasks such as: Per institutional direction, writes and/or enters orders into the EHR, following doctors' orders, requisitions of laboratory tests and procedures, such as medicines, laboratory, and radiology; dispatches messages to other departments and makes appointments for patients requiring services in other departments or healthcare facilities, as requested by the medical staff; collects and prepares patients' specimens and returns them to the laboratory for analysis; also provides necessary follow-up work, such as checking on test results; collects and bags soiled linen in the examining room; sets-up procedure rooms; cleans and sterilizes equipment and supplies and maintains appropriate cleaning logs per appropriate protocol; receives new supplies from supply source; checks supplies delivered against request for shortages and breakage; records errors or damages detected; places items in proper storage location in supply room; stocks examining rooms, insuring that appropriate medications and supplies are available at all times; obtains pre-authorizations and referrals.
5. Participates or assists with initiatives to promote effective process design, development and implementation of EHR and other technologies; participates in improvement projects and on assigned committees.
6. Performs clerical duties such as: maintains patient files, medical records, treatment records, and laboratory results; completes patient charts as prescribed by physicians, nurse practitioners, or other healthcare providers; maintains records of monetary charges to patients and forwards them to the business office; compiles periodic statistical reports from records and other data, such as clinic attendance, the number of patients seen by each doctor, and the discharge service analysis; works with clerical support staff in sending out questionnaires, completing forms and organizing form letters to be sent out; provides routine request for patient information when the material is immediately available in the record, e.g., extraction of simple phrases and numerical data verbatim from records; witnesses patient signature for universal consent.

Qualifications: 1) High School graduate or equivalent; AND 2) Possession of a current/valid medical assistant certification (CMA, American Association of Medical Assistants; NCMA, National Center for Competency Testing; CCMA, National Healthcareer Associate; or RMA, American Medical Technologists); 3) One year of Medical Assistant (Credentialed/Certified) work experience. Condition of Employment: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, an out-of-state resident who is hired into this position must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of their start date.

About Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine: SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with a mission to educate physicians for central and southern Illinois. We are a medical school with four areas of excellence: medical education, patient care, research and community service. SIU School of Medicine provides education to undergraduate medical students, medical and surgical residents, fellows, and physician assistant students. Our clinical practice, SIU Medicine, includes a team of more than 250 health care professionals including university physicians and faculty members who are collectively dedicated to providing excellent medical care, advancement of care through research, and training the next generation of physicians. As the premier provider of health care services, SIU Medicine offers both primary care and specialized treatment services including preventative and diagnostic. SIU works in partnership with hospitals and clinics throughout central and southern Illinois to meet the health care needs of our communities.